Hong Jin-Hwon Awarded Korean Artist Prize 2026

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Hong Jin-hwon (46), a photographer and video artist and curator, was selected on the 29th as the final winner of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art’s ‘Artist of the Year Award 2026.’ Hong has been creating works that reveal power relations embedded in images by utilizing various visual media such as photography, video, and the web. The museum stated, “A former foreign correspondent.

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Video and photography artist Hong Jin-hwon has been selected as the 2026 Artist of the Year Award, hosted by the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art and the SBS Foundation. He has presented new works dealing with rallies and tragic sites, and the exhibition, alongside works by sponsored artists, is scheduled to run until December 6 at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Ui-rae = The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art has selected artist Hong Jin-hwon as the final winner of the 'Artist of the Year Award 2026,' co-hosted with the SBS Foundation...